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This is a repro. I have a similar jacket in a 44. These are from the 80s/ early 90s. They are from the Avedon era. He bought the company and started manufacturing vintage style clothing and accessories. I got one used at a very good price because my dad's LWFoster size 40 wouldn't fit me...
My dad was a Naval aviator for 20 years and his G-1 only has 2 patches on it, VF-6B and VS-22. He was in 3 other squadrons, but those 2 squadrons were his favorite.
It is beautiful dark goatskin. I do have the jacket back, however my first time wearing it the zipper broke. I need a new/old Conmar zipper. MASH is out of the one I need though. Still looking though. My goal is to at one point get an H&L Block M422a. It was the jacket my dad was issued in 1945.
My dad was issued his first flight jacket in 1945. Is there anyway to identify which manufacturer made it. These pictures are from 1952, and yes that is my dad showing Johnny the Philip Morris bellboy around the Grumman Guardian.
Here's a pic of him after qualifying for his wings of gold in...
It has the Conmar zipper. Someone else has identified it as a pretty definite over run sold in the civilian market. Everything about it is military spec except for the label. It is essentially a Star 55J14. That's fine with me, its a great jacket. Good news is that my son might give it back to...
In my journey for a flight jacket like my dad's i have bought a few that didn't fit or were of poor quality. I originally had a Flight Apparel Industries G-1 that was a gift in the 80's. It was a 40L and didn't fit for very long. So i found a Star Sportswear G-1 on Ebay that looked great but...
Well, I'm sorry for any discord I might have aroused. I was not offended or felt bullied into anything.
The reason I wanted to know about patches is because I would like to make a tribute jacket that I could wear. I fall into the 42/44 size range depending on the jacket. I have a W&G 55j14 I...
Hello, am a newbie here. I come by my love of USN leather jackets by birth. My dad was a USN fighter and ASW pilot after WW2. He continued wearing his G-1 until he put on some weight. I wore it back in junior high but quickly out grew it. With his passing last year I received most of his...